smecky 52 Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Well i was up at 6.30 ready to get out before the little bleeders were on the hunt for grub. When i got to the farm the scenery was set for a good morning nice and misty and no wind what so ever. I made sure to go to the farm the day before to sort out my hide that i keep there all the time so they are none the wiser. So of i went to get to my hide, muddy as hell as its not stopped raining in manchester for the last 12 years, even the cattle have been indoors for the past 2 months. This is the view to where im going to get my prey, i set up a magpie decoy about 30 yards from the tree with some left over food, two hours in and all hell let lose. It shows only 4 maggies in the pic but i shot 6, i couldnt retrieve the others as they fell in water waist deep. I took all these at 40 yards within say 1 minute apart from the jay what visited the tree say 10 mins later making that horrid noice we all know. all the birds have gone to my friend who keeps hawks and will use them for lures, So nowt goes to waist even corvid hunting. Oh and on my way back to my van. Another unlucky squizzer. And a bonus for the hawk. Happy Dayz 3 Quote Link to post
Robbie uk 24 Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 The gun looks fantastic matey !! Nice bit of permission aswell !! Quote Link to post
smecky 52 Posted October 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 cheers mate, you can come up anytime.. Quote Link to post
bob.243 8,547 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Great write up and photos Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Great write up, I had a Jay on Friday and that is a tasty looking squirrel! Nice gun, says him who has an HW100 too! Quote Link to post
bennymk 0 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 nice write up there matey.. happy hunting and new year james Quote Link to post
zini 1,939 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Brilliant small write up buddy. The rifle looks well. Is it .22? Si. Quote Link to post
nangell 50 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 nice shooting smecky, looks a well built hide in a nice location, it all good fun once them maggies start coming in and a nice bonus with jay and squirrel Quote Link to post
Acuspell 329 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Great stuff - good for you for getting out early. The first few hours of daylight are often the most productive - or last knockings. I tend to make natural hidea around the place, so I don't have to do anything but creep into position...I even plant shrubs to grow into hides around the place. Trailing holly is always useful, just pull up some suckers and plant them where they can be of use. A pair of secateurs in my pocket or bag and I can prune a hide into a clump of bushes easily. Nets are great for making a hide where you can't make a permenant natural one though. Quote Link to post
ftm 3,357 Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 well done mate -billy Quote Link to post
AR177 588 Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 Very nice outing! ATB Adam Quote Link to post
smecky 52 Posted December 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 yes its a .177 Quote Link to post
reaper1064 285 Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 Nice write up mate. pics good too. Quote Link to post
fxshooter 18 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 What bait did you use mate? Will be going out for corvids soon so I am trying to get as much advice beforehand. Thanks mate. Quote Link to post
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